Quote Originally Posted by willo1927 View Post
We were 81 for 1 just 2 balls earlier.
Had we lost another wicket or 2 in the next 5 overs that would have been a disaster.
Find it harsh you are having a go at the joint top scorer who scored at the fastest rate.
So if he had scored 15 runs in 8 balls and got out you would have been happier with that than his 41????
Of course I wouldn't have been happier with that, in the end 41 worked out well for us. But only because of a brilliant bowling display. Relying on 24 off the last over isn't good innings building, its getting lucky at the end.

In hindsight, Root did do well. Because his lack of scoring early on wasn't due to a lack of trying, he just kept finding fielders. He then had a good combination of skill, frustration and a smidgen of luck that helped him smash 24 off the last over. Cooke on the other hand looked comfortable, but just wouldn't go for it.

25 in 5 overs when 3 wickets down is insanely bad, I find the idea that it was all part of a grand plan that worked a bit strange.